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JOHNV c. PERRY, or KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND.

Lette/rs Patent No. 88,66

7, dated April 6, 1869.

To all whom 'it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN G. PERRY, of Kingston, in the county of Washington, inV the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Cutting Meat; and do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters and numbers of reference marked thereon,- similar letters and numbers being used in all the figures .to denote the same part..

In these drawingsv Figure l'is a view of the meat-cutter with the case open, and one of the cutting-cylinders removed, to show the projections in the bottom of the case.

Figure 2 is a cross-section taken through in the drection ofthe red line a, in ii 1.

Figure 3 is one of the cutting-cylinders.

Figure 4 is a view ofthe studs, or projections, as made in a block separate from the case. l

The nature of my improvement consists in making a series of studs, or projections in the bottom of the case of a double-cylindered meat-cutter, in combination with knives and feeders, as hereinafter described.

The construction is as follows:

A is the case, made in the shape of two hollow cylinders, placed side by side, and opening into each other, the whole being divided into an upper and lower half, horizontally through the middle, and secured together by hinges on one side, and a catch s', and a projection, `g, on the other. Y

Two'bearings are made in each end of the case, in the centre ofv the circle of each part, in which are placed two shafts, having the feed-screws o a', the driving-gear An n', and the knives/r 1 uponl them, and the crank J upon the outer end of one of them.

B is the hopper, to feed the meat into the machine, and

V an opening, at which it is ciently cnt, or minced.

The knives r 1 are secured to the shas, on which discharged when `stiffii they lare placed, and so as to pass between the studs, or projections j j j 'in the bottom of the case.

The knives fr fr are arranged in straight rows on the shafts, which are so arranged with regard to each other that the knives on one sha' are in a vertical position when those on the other shalt are in a horizontal one. This relative position of the two sets of knives is provided for by placing a projection, x, on one of the gearwheels, which fits into a' recess in the other gear.

The studs, or projections may be cast in full rows, or alternately,A on each side of the middle ofthe case, and froin top to bottom, from the case.

The knives are kept at a proper distance apart on the shafts by means of space-blocks, or rings, but holes may be made through the shaits,and the knives held by means of keys, or pins or the knives may be laid shafts east in or to them.

The operation is as follows:

The meat is fed into the'machine through the hopper, and motion given to the cylinders by turning the crank J.

The screws o o' willcarry the meat along to the knives n n', which will carry it over, and cut-it against the studs, or projections, jj.

These last act a very important part in holding the meat for the action of the knives, and in clearing the spaces between them become lilled up with discharge at all well.

Having thus des'cribed What'I claim asnew, ters Patent thereih, is-

The combination and arran feed-screws, gear-wheels, studs, ed and operating as -herein set pose specified.

Witnesses: JOHN G. PERRY.

ELIsHA O.l CLARKE, Hk'rrrn E. PERRY.-

in the mould, and have the meat, and jammed so as not to my improved meat-cutter, and desire to secure by Letgement of the knives, and case, all constructforth, and for the purorv made in a block, separatepassing through the holes,

;` for otherwise, the knives would 

